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| I created a program and I used the framework assist to make the file smaller. release mode without framework assist I get 1.23MB release mode with framewor assist I get 1.22MB then I tried also with debug debug mode without framework assist I get 2.46MB debug mode with Framework assist I get 851KB why is debug mode with framework assist smaller than release mode with framework assist? it doesn't make sence to me. this is the program I am testing it on:
Strict
Framework BRL.GLMax2D
Import BRL.FreeTypeFont
Import BRL.PNGLoader
SetGraphicsDriver GLMax2DDriver()
Graphics 800,600
SetBlend(alphablend)
Local size:Int = 32
Local r:Timagefont = LoadImageFont("c:\windows\fonts\cour.TTF",size)
If r = Null Notify "windows font not found";End
SetImageFont(r)
For Local y:Int = 0 Until 16
For Local x:Int = 0 Until 16
DrawText Chr(y*16+x),x*size,y*size
Next
Next
Local pixmap:TPixmap = GrabPixmap(0,size*2+9,512,512)
If SavePixmapPNG(pixmap,"mypng.png") Notify "ok mypng.png file created"
Cls
DrawPixmap(pixmap,30,30)
SetAlpha .2
DrawRect(30,30,512,512)
SetAlpha 1.0
DrawText "press a key to continue",200,550
Flip()
WaitKey()
it assumes the TTF font is in the standard windows dir. |
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| release mode; with framework/imports, 562kb. without framework/imports, 1.24mb. debug mods; with framework/imports, 851kb. without framework/imports, 2.48mb. what exactly did u change when u built with "release mode without framework assist"? here's how I built it with framework/imports would be Framework BRL.GLMax2D Import BRL.FreeTypeFont Import BRL.PNGLoader and without would be 'Framework BRL.GLMax2D 'Import BRL.FreeTypeFont 'Import BRL.PNGLoader Also what version of mingw are you using? |
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| Same Numbers as Plash Here. |
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| Plash that is the way I checked. for wingw I assume is what everyone is using. I got it from the link in the tutorial by bot builder. I think is MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe. I tryed to access it again but the link is dead. anyway it has been a long time sence I rebuld the modules. I am going to rebuld them and see what happens. |
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| is blitzmax updated to 1.24? and have you done a syncmod recently? |
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| 573,952 bytes in release mode with framework, using MinGW 5.0.2 |
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| that is weard, I had to remove the installation completely and reinstall it to work right. cause when I installed over it, it still wouldn't work. finally! now I get 576,000 bytes with framework in release mode. and 266kb compressed with winrar which is what I was looking for. |
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| now I get 576,000 bytes with framework in release mode. and 266kb compressed with winrar which is what I was looking for. If you want to get it even smaller, I strongly suggest taking a look at UPX. (Free executable file packer) With the --ultra-brute parameter, it shrinks the .exe down to 245KB (while still remaining a stand-alone .exe) Packing this with WinRAR drops another 1KB to 244KB, but that's not really worth the hassle anymore. (Thanks to UPX I've made a couple of command-line utilities that are only ~35KB in size... Anything with a graphics context adds a chunk in size, though) |
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| Thanks xlsior. I will look in to it for future use. Got any links? |
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| http://upx.sourceforge.net/#download You probably want the Win32 Console version download. And remember the --ultra-brute flag -- takes a little longer, but gets you the best compression. |
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| thanks. |
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